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=== Menus ===
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Menus are a way of grouping together related commands or programs. If you know the name, you can go directly there by keying in GO <menu name> on the command line. In ASW the menu name is in the upper right corner in the green screen, and is the last word on the top line of the GUI. This doesn’t work in Extensions, as it uses a custom menu system.
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=== Commands ===
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As a rule (of course there are exceptions), commands are made up of three character abbreviations; usually the first letter, then the next two consonants. For example, ‘work with active jobs’ is WRKACTJOB (there aren’t two consonants in JOB after the first letter). An exception is that ‘file’ is typically just ‘F’; as in WRKSPLF (work with spool files), and CPYF (copy file).
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This makes it possible for you to guess a command. For example, perhaps you want to send someone a message. The code for this is ‘MSG’. All related commands are grouped together on menus, which are named ‘CMD’ plus the code. So to see all message commands, key in GO CMDMSG and press enter.
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When you find what you think is the correct command, key in that menu option and press enter. The command will not be executed; its prompt screen will be displayed. Move the cursor to the name of the command (first line on the screen), and press F1. This will tell you what the command does, and what parameters are needed. Make sure to use F12 to exit back to the menu – not Enter – if you don’t want to execute the command.
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=== Print (or Spool) Files ===
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==== View by User ====
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To see a particular user’s print jobs that have not yet been printed, key in the command WRKSPLF <user ID> and press enter. To see your own, just key in WRKSPLF.
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Work with All Spooled Files
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Type options, press Enter.
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1=Send 2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Release 7=Messages
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8=Attributes 9=Work with printing status
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Device or Total Cur
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Opt File User Queue User Data Sts Pages Page Copy
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_ FLR202P EODJOB QPRINT FLR202 HLD 2 1
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_ FMR065P EODJOB QPRINT FMR065 HLD 1 1
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_ FMR050P EODJOB QPRINT FMR050 HLD 1 1
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_ GCFP852 EODJOB QPRINT GCFR852 HLD 2 1
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_ FKR050P EODJOB QPRINT FKR050 HLD 2 1
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_ WMR251P EODJOB PRT01 WMR251 HLD 1 1
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_ WMR251P EODJOB PRT01 WMR251 HLD 1 1
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_ GCFP852 EODJOB QPRINT GCFR852 HLD 2 1
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_ FLR202P EODJOB QPRINT FLR202 HLD 2 1
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More...
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Parameters for options 1, 2, 3 or command
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===>
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F3=Exit F10=View 4 F11=View 2 F12=Cancel F22=Printers F24=More keys
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Press F11 to see the date and time the spool file was created. Use option 5 to look at the file. If you want to print the file but ‘Device or Queue’ is QPRINT or PRT01, use option 2 to change to an output queue that is attached to a physical printer. (The next section of this manual explains what output queues are.)
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Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)
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Type choices, press Enter.
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Spooled file . . . . . . . . . . > QPTAPDSP Name, *SELECT
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Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . > DSPTAPE Name, *
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User . . . . . . . . . . . . . > EODJOB Name
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Number . . . . . . . . . . . . > 298072 000000-999999
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Spooled file number . . . . . . > 1 1-999999, *ONLY, *LAST, *ANY
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Job system name . . . . . . . . > BART Name, *ONLY, *CURRENT, *ANY
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Spooled file created:
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Creation date . . . . . . . . > 12182014 Date, *ONLY, *LAST
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Creation time . . . . . . . . > 045916 Time, *ONLY, *LAST
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Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . *OUTQ Name, *SAME, *OUTQ
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Print sequence . . . . . . . . . *SAME *SAME, *NEXT
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Form type . . . . . . . . . . . *STD Form type, *SAME, *STD
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Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1-255, *SAME
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Restart printing . . . . . . . . *STRPAGE Number, *SAME, *STRPAGE...
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More...
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
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F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
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Not on the first screen, where is says ‘*OUTQ’, but on the second page. So press page down.
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Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)
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Type choices, press Enter.
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Additional Parameters
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Output queue . . . . . . . . . . > ELAHO Name, *SAME, *DEV
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Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
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Bottom
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
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F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
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Key in the name of the printer you want (for physical printers, the output queue has the same name as the printer). Clear the library name, and press enter. *LIBL will be inserted, so the library list will be used to find the queue. Press enter again.
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Then check the ‘Sts’ column. If it says HLD (held), the entry will have to be released with option 6.
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View All Print Files
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To see all print jobs that have not yet printed, key in the command WRKOUTQ.
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This will show all the output (or printer) queues, how many print jobs there are for each, and the status.
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Work with All Output Queues
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Type options, press Enter.
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2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Work with 6=Release 8=Description
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9=Work with Writers 14=Clear
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Opt Queue Library Files Writer Status
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_ OMMQ OMMPRD 0 RLS
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_ AIPQUEUE QGPL 0 RLS
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_ ASWPICKLST QGPL 1378 RLS
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_ ASWPUTAWAY QGPL 0 RLS
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_ ASWSOREDI QGPL 916 RLS
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_ ASWTSTWHSQ QGPL 0 RLS
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_ ASW4DEV QGPL 0 RLS
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_ CONVERSION QGPL 0 RLS
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_ ELAHO QGPL 5 ELAHO RLS
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_ GARBAGE QGPL 0 RLS
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_ JIMH QGPL 0 RLS
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_ LEX420 QGPL 0 LEX420 RLS
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Use option 5 to see what print jobs are in a particular queue.
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Work with Output Queue
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Queue: ELAHO Library: QGPL Status: RLS/WTR
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Type options, press Enter.
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1=Send 2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Release 7=Messages
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8=Attributes 9=Work with printing status
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Opt File User User Data Sts Pages Copies Form Type Pty
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_ RWRP191 FINADMIN RWRR191 HLD 69 1 *STD 5
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_ Z3DP101 PAULAE Z3DR101 HLD 1 1 *STD 5
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_ Z3DP101 PAULAE Z3DR101 HLD 1 1 *STD 5
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_ Z3DP101 PAULAE Z3DR101 HLD 1 1 *STD 5
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_ DIR271P JOHNT DIR271 HLD 426 1 *STD 5
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What It Means
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Output Queues
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‘Work With All Output Queues’ shows all the output queues. This can be many things –
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Staging area for reports to be printed. This can be determined by the fact there is a ‘writer’ attached to the queue.
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__ DCOFFICE QGPL 0 DCOFFICE RLS
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__ ELAHO QGPL 4 ELAHO RLS
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Holding area for reports that are to be deleted. Some reports are generated, but are never printed. They are cancelled during the end of day process. You can tell which these are because there is no writer attached, and if you use option 5 to see the files, then press F11, all the create dates will be today.
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__ ASWPICKLST QGPL 585 RLS
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__ ASWPUTAWAY QGPL 0 RLS
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__ ASWSOREDI QGPL 558 RLS
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Holding area for reports that aren’t to be printed, but are archived. Some reports are not printed, but are saved in case they are needed in the future. You can tell which these are because there is no writer attached, and if you use option 5 to see the files, then press F11, there will be some old create dates. For example, queues starting with ‘FIN’, in the library ‘FINANCE’, or ‘EDI’ in the library ‘QUSRSYS’.
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__ FININVREG FINANCE 2313 RLS
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__ FININVVAL FINANCE 562 RLS
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__ FIN201506 FINANCE 11 RLS
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__ FIN201507 FINANCE 11 RLS
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Conduit to send reports to Jet Forms. These are not attached to printers, but instead to the server that runs Jet Forms. You can tell this by using option 2, then F10, and seeing –
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Remote system . . . . . . . . . *INTNETADR Character value, *SAME...
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Remote printer queue . . . . . . 'JFSRVR' Character value, *SAME...
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__ JFHOLD QUSRSYS 3 HLD
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__ JFPIPE QUSRSYS 538 JFPIPE RLS
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__ JFSTMTS QUSRSYS 0 JFSTMTS RLS
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__ JFTEST QUSRSYS 0 JFTEST HLD
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Printer definition for Jet Forms. These are printers that are not used directly by the i, but have to be defined so that their names can be used to tell Jet Forms where to print invoices. For more information, see the section on ‘Jet Forms’.
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__ L90INV08B QUSRSYS 0 L90INV08B RLS
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__ NARINV09A QUSRSYS 0 NARINV09A RLS
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__ OTCINV02A QUSRSYS 0 OTCINV02A RLS
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Status (Sts)
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RDY (Ready) - The file is available to be written to an output device by a writer.
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OPN (Open) - The file has not been completely processed and is not ready to be selected by a writer.
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DFR (Deferred) - The file has been deferred from printing.
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SND (Sending) - The file is being or has been sent to a remote system. If this status lasts more than a few seconds it indicates a problem (unless it is an unusually large print job).
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CLO (Closed) - The file has been completely processed by a program.
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HLD (Held) - The file has been held.
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SAV (Saved) - The file has been written and then saved. This file will remain saved until it is released or deleted.
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WTR (Writer) - This file is currently being produced by the writer on an output device.
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PND (Pending) - The file is pending to be printed.
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PRT (Printing) - The file has been completely sent to the printer but print complete status has not been sent back.
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MSGW (Message Waiting) - This file has a message which needs a reply or an action to
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be taken.
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Problems
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If there is a problem with a printer, find it on the list displayed by WRKOUTQ. If the number of files is zero, there is nothing waiting to print, so the problem is elsewhere. If the status is HLD (held), it must be released (option 6). If there is not a writer shown, restart it with option 2, enter, enter.
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Use option 5 on the output queue to see the spooled files waiting, and look at the status of the top one. If it is status HLD (held), or SAV (saved), there is nothing waiting to print, so the problem is elsewhere. If it is SND (sending) or WTR (writer), and stays like that, the data is not getting to the printer. If it is MSGW (message waiting) there is a message waiting to be answered, for QSYSOPR. If it is RDY (ready) Use option 9 (work with printing status) and press enter. This may tell you something useful. Try option 2 (change status).

Revision as of 10:38, 3 September 2015

Overview

This computer has had several different names. They may be used interchangeably here, and when looking up information on the internet. The names are AS/400, iSeries, System i, and just plain i.

Command line

A ‘command line’ allows you to key in commands or programs. Depending on where you are, it looks something like this –

Selection or command ===> ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

Or this –

Parameters for options 1, 2, 3 or command ===> ________________________________________________________________________________

Library List

Objects on the i are grouped together in ‘libraries’; which are similar to ‘directories’, or ‘folders’ on a PC, except have only one level. A ‘library list’ is like a ‘path’; it tells the operating system where to look for requested objects.

To see your library list, key in DSPLIBL and press enter.

- Libraries that begin with ‘Q’ are supplied by IBM. (It is a bad idea to start with ‘Q’ when you are building your own objects.)

- ‘QTEMP’ is only accessible by the current job, and will be deleted when it ends. Temporary files can be put here so that they do not have to be implicitly deleted at job end. If work files are put here, each job will have its own data; instead of data for multiple jobs getting mixed together.

- ‘UWDQSYS’ contains objects that we have created, and want available to all users and jobs. As it is first in the library list, we can have our own versions of system objects. For example, program QSTRUP is called by the IPL. We have made changes to it to start up all our applications. It exists in both UWDQSYS and QSYS. Because UWDQSYS comes first in the library list, our customized version is called.

- Each ASW company has its own data libraries – they are changed in the library list when you change companies (green in the following list).

- ASW programs that we change or fix are in XX2480BP (purple), so that they are called instead of the base ASW programs. To test programs without affecting production, we would insert the test library before XX2480BP.

- Base ASW program libraries begin with ‘A’ (original, from Europe) or ‘U’ (modified in the U.S. for North America), then the version number. Notice that subsequent versions are higher in the library list, so that the latest release of a program will be called. 


                             Display Library List                              
                                                            System:   BART     
                                                                             
                                              
  5=Display objects in library                                                 
                                                                               
                           ASP                                                 
Opt  Library     Type      Device      Text                                    
     UWDQSYS     SYS                   uniPharm - Custom - System Objects      
     QSYS        SYS                   System Library                          
     QSYS2       SYS                   System Library for CPI's                
     QHLPSYS     SYS                                                           
     QUSRSYS     SYS                   System Library for Users                
     QTEMP       USR                                                           
     UP1480BFVA  USR                   ASW PRODUCTION DATA FILE LIBRARY        
     UP1480BS    USR                   ASW system objects for environment UP14 
     XX1480BP    USR                   ASW rel XX1:480B UWD Extensions (non AS 
     XX2480BP    USR                   ASW rel XX2:480B object library         
     UP1480BP    USR                   Aldon/CMS IBS/ASW450/UP1480B (PDN)      
     U480BP      USR                   Aldon/CMS IBS/ASW450/U480B (PDN)        
     U480AP      USR                   Aldon/CMS IBS/ASW450/U480A (PDN)        
     CVT454AP    USR                   ASW rel A:454A Appl CVT object library  
     A454AP      USR                   ASW rel A:454A object library           
     A453AP      USR                   ASW rel A:453A object library           
     A452AP      USR                   ASW rel A:452A object library           
     A450AP      USR                   ASW rel A:450A object library           
     QGPL        USR                   General Purpose Library                 
     RCSUTILPRD  USR                   RCS -- Utility Objects and Data -- Prod 
     UWDASWPRDD  USR                   UWD -- Extensions - VA - Data           
     UWDASWPRDP  USR                   UWD -- Extensions - Production -- Objec 
     TLABARCODE  USR                   T.L. Ashford & Associates Barcode400    
     WEBPRDD     USR                   Web -- Data -- Production               
     WEBPRDP     USR                   Web -- Programs -- Production           
     UWDUTILPRD  USR                   UWD -- Extensions -- Common Utilities - 
     UNIPHARMIT  USR                   UniPHARM IT Tools -- Includes Source


Menus

Menus are a way of grouping together related commands or programs. If you know the name, you can go directly there by keying in GO <menu name> on the command line. In ASW the menu name is in the upper right corner in the green screen, and is the last word on the top line of the GUI. This doesn’t work in Extensions, as it uses a custom menu system.

Commands

As a rule (of course there are exceptions), commands are made up of three character abbreviations; usually the first letter, then the next two consonants. For example, ‘work with active jobs’ is WRKACTJOB (there aren’t two consonants in JOB after the first letter). An exception is that ‘file’ is typically just ‘F’; as in WRKSPLF (work with spool files), and CPYF (copy file).

This makes it possible for you to guess a command. For example, perhaps you want to send someone a message. The code for this is ‘MSG’. All related commands are grouped together on menus, which are named ‘CMD’ plus the code. So to see all message commands, key in GO CMDMSG and press enter.

When you find what you think is the correct command, key in that menu option and press enter. The command will not be executed; its prompt screen will be displayed. Move the cursor to the name of the command (first line on the screen), and press F1. This will tell you what the command does, and what parameters are needed. Make sure to use F12 to exit back to the menu – not Enter – if you don’t want to execute the command.

Print (or Spool) Files

View by User

To see a particular user’s print jobs that have not yet been printed, key in the command WRKSPLF <user ID> and press enter. To see your own, just key in WRKSPLF. 

                         Work with All Spooled Files                           
                                                                               
Type options, press Enter.                                                     
  1=Send   2=Change   3=Hold   4=Delete   5=Display   6=Release   7=Messages   
  8=Attributes        9=Work with printing status                              
                                                                               
                             Device or                     Total     Cur       
Opt  File        User        Queue       User Data   Sts   Pages    Page  Copy 
 _   FLR202P     EODJOB      QPRINT      FLR202      HLD       2             1 
 _   FMR065P     EODJOB      QPRINT      FMR065      HLD       1             1 
 _   FMR050P     EODJOB      QPRINT      FMR050      HLD       1             1 
 _   GCFP852     EODJOB      QPRINT      GCFR852     HLD       2             1 
 _   FKR050P     EODJOB      QPRINT      FKR050      HLD       2             1 
 _   WMR251P     EODJOB      PRT01       WMR251      HLD       1             1 
 _   WMR251P     EODJOB      PRT01       WMR251      HLD       1             1 
 _   GCFP852     EODJOB      QPRINT      GCFR852     HLD       2             1 
 _   FLR202P     EODJOB      QPRINT      FLR202      HLD       2             1 
                                                                       More... 
Parameters for options 1, 2, 3 or command                                      
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F3=Exit   F10=View 4   F11=View 2   F12=Cancel   F22=Printers   F24=More keys

Press F11 to see the date and time the spool file was created. Use option 5 to look at the file. If you want to print the file but ‘Device or Queue’ is QPRINT or PRT01, use option 2 to change to an output queue that is attached to a physical printer. (The next section of this manual explains what output queues are.) 

                   Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)                   
                                                                               
Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                               
Spooled file . . . . . . . . . . > QPTAPDSP      Name, *SELECT                 
Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . > DSPTAPE       Name, *                       
  User . . . . . . . . . . . . . >   EODJOB      Name                          
  Number . . . . . . . . . . . . >   298072      000000-999999                 
Spooled file number  . . . . . . > 1             1-999999, *ONLY, *LAST, *ANY  
Job system name  . . . . . . . . > BART          Name, *ONLY, *CURRENT, *ANY   
Spooled file created:                                                          
  Creation date  . . . . . . . . > 12182014      Date, *ONLY, *LAST            
  Creation time  . . . . . . . . > 045916        Time, *ONLY, *LAST            
Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . .   *OUTQ         Name, *SAME, *OUTQ            
Print sequence . . . . . . . . .   *SAME         *SAME, *NEXT                  
Form type  . . . . . . . . . . .   *STD          Form type, *SAME, *STD        
Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1             1-255, *SAME                  
Restart printing . . . . . . . .   *STRPAGE      Number, *SAME, *STRPAGE...    
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                       More... 
F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F10=Additional parameters   F12=Cancel      
F13=How to use this display        F24=More keys

Not on the first screen, where is says ‘*OUTQ’, but on the second page. So press page down. 

                   Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)                   
                                                                               
Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
                           Additional Parameters                               
                                                                               
Output queue . . . . . . . . . . > ELAHO         Name, *SAME, *DEV             
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . .     *LIBL       Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                        Bottom 
F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F10=Additional parameters   F12=Cancel      
F13=How to use this display        F24=More keys

Key in the name of the printer you want (for physical printers, the output queue has the same name as the printer). Clear the library name, and press enter. *LIBL will be inserted, so the library list will be used to find the queue. Press enter again.

Then check the ‘Sts’ column. If it says HLD (held), the entry will have to be released with option 6. View All Print Files

To see all print jobs that have not yet printed, key in the command WRKOUTQ.

This will show all the output (or printer) queues, how many print jobs there are for each, and the status. 

                         Work with All Output Queues                           
                                                                               
Type options, press Enter.                                                     
  2=Change   3=Hold     4=Delete   5=Work with   6=Release   8=Description     
  9=Work with Writers   14=Clear                                               
                                                                               
Opt     Queue          Library         Files      Writer         Status        
 _      OMMQ           OMMPRD              0                      RLS          
 _      AIPQUEUE       QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      ASWPICKLST     QGPL             1378                      RLS          
 _      ASWPUTAWAY     QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      ASWSOREDI      QGPL              916                      RLS          
 _      ASWTSTWHSQ     QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      ASW4DEV        QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      CONVERSION     QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      ELAHO          QGPL                5      ELAHO           RLS          
 _      GARBAGE        QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      JIMH           QGPL                0                      RLS          
 _      LEX420         QGPL                0      LEX420          RLS

Use option 5 to see what print jobs are in a particular queue. 

                            Work with Output Queue                             
                                                                               
Queue:   ELAHO          Library:   QGPL           Status:   RLS/WTR            
                                                                               
Type options, press Enter.                                                     
  1=Send   2=Change   3=Hold   4=Delete   5=Display   6=Release   7=Messages   
  8=Attributes        9=Work with printing status                              
                                                                               
Opt  File        User        User Data   Sts   Pages   Copies  Form Type   Pty 
 _   RWRP191     FINADMIN    RWRR191     HLD      69       1   *STD         5  
 _   Z3DP101     PAULAE      Z3DR101     HLD       1       1   *STD         5  
 _   Z3DP101     PAULAE      Z3DR101     HLD       1       1   *STD         5  
 _   Z3DP101     PAULAE      Z3DR101     HLD       1       1   *STD         5  
 _   DIR271P     JOHNT       DIR271      HLD     426       1   *STD         5

What It Means Output Queues

‘Work With All Output Queues’ shows all the output queues. This can be many things –

Staging area for reports to be printed. This can be determined by the fact there is a ‘writer’ attached to the queue. 

  __   DCOFFICE       QGPL                  0      DCOFFICE        RLS 
  __   ELAHO          QGPL                  4      ELAHO           RLS

Holding area for reports that are to be deleted. Some reports are generated, but are never printed. They are cancelled during the end of day process. You can tell which these are because there is no writer attached, and if you use option 5 to see the files, then press F11, all the create dates will be today. 

  __   ASWPICKLST     QGPL                585                      RLS   
  __   ASWPUTAWAY     QGPL                  0                      RLS   
  __   ASWSOREDI      QGPL                558                      RLS

Holding area for reports that aren’t to be printed, but are archived. Some reports are not printed, but are saved in case they are needed in the future. You can tell which these are because there is no writer attached, and if you use option 5 to see the files, then press F11, there will be some old create dates. For example, queues starting with ‘FIN’, in the library ‘FINANCE’, or ‘EDI’ in the library ‘QUSRSYS’. 

  __   FININVREG      FINANCE            2313                      RLS
  __   FININVVAL      FINANCE             562                      RLS
  __   FIN201506      FINANCE              11                      RLS 
  __   FIN201507      FINANCE              11                      RLS

Conduit to send reports to Jet Forms. These are not attached to printers, but instead to the server that runs Jet Forms. You can tell this by using option 2, then F10, and seeing –

Remote system . . . . . . . . . *INTNETADR Character value, *SAME... Remote printer queue . . . . . . 'JFSRVR' Character value, *SAME... 

  __   JFHOLD         QUSRSYS               3                      HLD  
  __   JFPIPE         QUSRSYS             538      JFPIPE          RLS  
  __   JFSTMTS        QUSRSYS               0      JFSTMTS         RLS  
  __   JFTEST         QUSRSYS               0      JFTEST          HLD

Printer definition for Jet Forms. These are printers that are not used directly by the i, but have to be defined so that their names can be used to tell Jet Forms where to print invoices. For more information, see the section on ‘Jet Forms’. 

  __   L90INV08B      QUSRSYS               0      L90INV08B       RLS      
  __   NARINV09A      QUSRSYS               0      NARINV09A       RLS      
  __   OTCINV02A      QUSRSYS               0      OTCINV02A       RLS

Status (Sts)

RDY (Ready) - The file is available to be written to an output device by a writer. OPN (Open) - The file has not been completely processed and is not ready to be selected by a writer. DFR (Deferred) - The file has been deferred from printing. SND (Sending) - The file is being or has been sent to a remote system. If this status lasts more than a few seconds it indicates a problem (unless it is an unusually large print job). CLO (Closed) - The file has been completely processed by a program. HLD (Held) - The file has been held. SAV (Saved) - The file has been written and then saved. This file will remain saved until it is released or deleted. WTR (Writer) - This file is currently being produced by the writer on an output device. PND (Pending) - The file is pending to be printed. PRT (Printing) - The file has been completely sent to the printer but print complete status has not been sent back. MSGW (Message Waiting) - This file has a message which needs a reply or an action to be taken. Problems

If there is a problem with a printer, find it on the list displayed by WRKOUTQ. If the number of files is zero, there is nothing waiting to print, so the problem is elsewhere. If the status is HLD (held), it must be released (option 6). If there is not a writer shown, restart it with option 2, enter, enter.

Use option 5 on the output queue to see the spooled files waiting, and look at the status of the top one. If it is status HLD (held), or SAV (saved), there is nothing waiting to print, so the problem is elsewhere. If it is SND (sending) or WTR (writer), and stays like that, the data is not getting to the printer. If it is MSGW (message waiting) there is a message waiting to be answered, for QSYSOPR. If it is RDY (ready) Use option 9 (work with printing status) and press enter. This may tell you something useful. Try option 2 (change status).

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